Its story

40 Ser has a visual magnitude of about 6.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for 40 Ser: right ascension 15h 54m 40s, declination +8° 34′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

40 Ser. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 77910, HD 142500, Gaia DR3 4454410779977796736. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.